You know what I love? A good old fashioned children's book that speaks truth. And not just TRUTH in the "factual" sense but truth in the TRUE true/true/TRUTH. At a glance, The Baby Tree is a book about where babies come from that also recognizes the importance of the stories that ALL truths bring to the table, including the fictional, the magical, the make-believe, hey, even the lie... ALL STORIES have a place within the truth... this is how I justify Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, btw. (We don't do Easter Bunnies, however.)

Some excerpts:

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Authored by Sophie Blackall, of whom I have been a tremendous fan since forever, The Baby Tree is a book about a child who wants to know where babies come from. And the adults who are sensitive to the subject matter and are... careful... with their responses. (The parents, however are pretty on the nose. Good for them, I say.)

I'm a firm believer in storytelling IN ALL FORMS but also believe with my whole heart that children of all ages are entitled to the truth... in whatever way it can be comfortably delivered by parents, teachers, caregivers and, in this case, wise and whimsical storytellers like Sophie Blackall.

Oh, and P.S. This is in the back of the book for those who would like to... go deeper: